Sastre hangs on to yellow jersey
                   
dailycamera.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Spaniard bracing for time trial SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- No "crazy" attacks, conserve energy, and hope for the best in the time trial: Tour de France leader Carlos Sastre is tipping his strategy as the race creeps toward its finish in Paris on Sunday. The Spanish veteran didn't see the chance he was looking for to expand his lead against his top rivals in Thursday's 18th stage out of the Alps, which Germany's Marcus Burghardt won by heading a two-man breakaway. With a flat ride on tap for today, the final showdown in cycling's premiere event comes in Saturday's Stage 20 -- a 32.9-mile race from Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond. Sastre insists that he doesn't want to think about that stage just yet, but time trial aces Cadel Evans of Australia and Russia's Denis Menchov are clearly on his mind. "At the Tour, you have to be wise... [read full story]                    


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(anonymous) - Jul 24, 2008 9:32:02 AM
Fascinating day's racing... Really interesting Tour de France commentary and discussion on this site: http://www.sportsscientists.com/ Cheers James
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